We Were Promised Jetpacks are a Scottish indie rock band, comprising Adam Thompson , Michael Palmer , Sean Smith , Stuart McGachan and Darren Lackie . The band's debut album, These Four Walls, was released on 15 June 2009 on Fat Cat Records. In October 2011 the band released their second full-length album, In the Pit of the Stomach. They released E Rey: Live in Philadelphia, a recording of the last show of their 2012 tour, in February 2014.